Page 25 of Blood of Dragons
IS IT SAFE?
They would never harm you.
I’M COMING.
Minutes later, I heard him before I saw him, heard his powerful wings lift his large body. His silhouette was visible in the darkness, and then he landed with a heavy thud. Without being asked, he released a small jet of fire with his nostrils and lit the campfire.
The flames immediately leaped up and illuminated the clearing.
HOW ARE YOU?He dipped his head to me and rubbed his snout against my cheek.
My heart had been heavy with sadness, but the second I felt his touch, I melted. “I’m okay. What about you?”
YOU’VE BEEN GONE ALL DAY. I STARTED TO WORRY.
“There’s nothing to fear from the elves.”
TELL ME EVERYTHING.
I shared the extensive conversation with Queen Eldinar and Ezra. “I don’t think they’ll ever change their mind.”
THEY CLAIM THEY WANT TO PROTECT THE DRAGONS, BUT THE DRAGONS DESERVE TO KNOW WHAT’S BEFALLEN THEIR KIN ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE WORLD. THEY HAVE NO RIGHT TO CENSOR INFORMATION.
“But they don’t trust me, so I’m not surprised they won’t share their location with me.”
YOU HAVE NO IDEA WHERE IT IS?
“No. But I suspect it’s far away from here. There’s no way the dragons are in the forest. There are open clearings, but it would still be suffocating for someone of your size.”
TRUE.
“We should unfuse…and you should travel to Thalian.”
Inferno lay upon the ground, his chin on the dirt so our eyes could be level as I sat on the boulder.WHY DO WE HAVE TO UNFUSE?
“Because if we don’t, we’ll be able to communicate…and you’ll be able to tell me where it’s located.”
AND WHAT WILL YOU DO?
“They’ve offered to let me live here.”
He watched me, his eyes even more red from the flames.WHAT ARE YOUR THOUGHTS ABOUT THAT?
“I have nowhere else to go, so…” I stared at the flames because it was such a painful thing to say. Until I had a family of my own, I would always feel lost and detached from the world. “The forest is beautiful and magical, and my uncle lives there.”
I DON’T APPRECIATE HOW HE TREATED YOU.
“I don’t either, but he lightened up at the end. I’m not sure if we’ll ever be close, but I don’t think it’s impossible either.”
He watched the fire for a while.I DON’T WANT TO LEAVE YOU.
“I know.”
OUR TIME TOGETHER HAS BEEN SO BRIEF.
“I know. But you deserve to be happy, Inferno. You deserve to live among your own kind and soar high into the sky and almost touch the sun.”
I DON’T KNOW IF I CAN EVER BE HAPPY, KNOWING MY SISTER IS MISERABLE.